Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Girls Rock! DC
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 1640 Columbia Rd NW
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Postal Code: 20009
Main Phone: 2026817625
Main Fax:
Organization Website: girlsrockdc.org
Employer ID Number: 26-3133547
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)3 non-profit

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/29/24
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Girls Rock! DC 2025 Youth Summer Camps
Project Description:

Girls Rock! DC works at the intersection of art and activism, providing transformative opportunities for young people to learn, grow, and rock out together. Since our founding in 2008, our unique approach to music education — through a social justice and equity lens — has equipped DC’s youth with tools to succeed and achieve their full potential. We believe (and evidence proves) that by nurturing safe spaces for young people to express themselves and develop core social skills, we build healthier, safer communities. Through our programs, youth become engaged learners, thoughtful artists, and confident community leaders. They become true rock stars.

Girls Rock! DC’s Summer Camps are our biggest and most popular programs: we give youth ages 8-18 life-changing opportunities to build community, express creativity, and develop key skills, all through the medium of music. Campers learn songwriting and music performance from local artist-educators. They learn leadership and citizenship from local community leaders. They practice teamwork and collaboration with their peers. In 2024, we’ll serve more than 100 campers over two weeks of camps; in 2025 with your support we’ll serve 150.

Girls Rock! DC’s Summer Camps are a unique, one-of-a-kind experience for DC youth. During a week of programming, campers learn to play electric guitar, electric bass, keys, or drums, or to sing like a superstar. They form a band, write an original song, and perform live on stage for their friends, family, and community. Our goal is to not only build young people’s skills in music appreciation and performance, but more importantly build their self-confidence, their teamwork and problem-solving skills, and their ability to form healthy relationships and engage in their community. Said one camper, “I have lifelong friends and mentors here. It’s such a welcoming and opening space and I’m so happy to be a part of it.”

Total Project Budget: $130,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities grant funding (committed), Program tuition (pay-what you can sliding scale for maximum accessibility, committed), Individual giving (committed and potential), Greater Washington Community Foundation grant funding (potential)

Project Duration: January – September 2025
Geographical Area Served: Washington, DC Metro area
Age Group To Be Served: Youth 8-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mx.
Contact First Name: Noel
Contact Last Name: Schroeder
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 202-681-7625
Contact Email: noel@girlsrockdc.org